GW Volleyball Stumbles at Xavier, 3-0

Colonials Face Dayton Saturday Night

CINCINNATI, Ohio - The George Washington volleyball team opened its Ohio road trip with a 3-0 loss to Xavier Friday night at Cintas Center. Set scores were 25-17, 25-14, 25-12. The Colonials will conclude the trip with a match against Dayton Saturday night.

The two teams entered Friday's contest tied for third place in the Atlantic 10 with identical 6-3 records. The Colonials defeated Xavier 3-2 back on Oct. 9.

The opening frame was the closest set of the match as the two teams battled through nine ties and three lead changes before Xavier prevailed 25-17. The Colonials opened the match on a 4-1 run but squandered the lead as Xavier roared back to knot the set at 5-5. The teams then exchanged points until a tie at 12-12. From there the Musketeers closed the set on a 13-5 run to take a 1-0 lead.

Xavier hit above .400 in both the second and third sets en route to 25-14 and 25-17 victories, respectively, to clinch the match. The Musketeers used a strong defensive front, totaling 10.5 team blocks, to maintain the lead throughout the evening.